Patriots.com Draft Profile: WR N'Keal Harry

Round 1, Pick No. 32: N'Keal Harry, WR, Arizona State

Hometown: Chandler, Ariz. (Originally from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

STRENGTHS

Big frame and strong hands allow him to excel while making contested catches. … Excels on back-shoulder throws. … Hard worker who shows willingness to accept coaching. … Willing blocker. … Strength and tenacity to discard press coverage and find space. … Has the ability to play inside in the slot as well as outside the numbers. … Very competitive and plays with a swagger.

WEAKNESSES

Not exceptionally quick and struggles at times to change direction. … Has trouble separating and is forced to out-fight coverage for catches. … Not enough straight-line speed to consistently threaten corners deep. … Will need some refinement in his route-running.

PERSONAL

Native of the island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines before moving to Arizona with his grandmother as a child. … Top 20 overall recruit out of Chandler (Ariz.) High School and was a weapon with the Sun Devils as a true freshman in 2016. … First-team All-Pac-12 as a sophomore and junior. … Close friends with Washington cornerback Byron Murphy after both attended Marcos de Niza High School as sophomores. … Twitter handle is @NkealHarry15.

COMPARABLE NFL PLAYER

Allen Robinson, WR, Chicago: Like Robinson, not a speed burner but uses his body effectively to make tough catches in traffic.

BY THE NUMBERS

Receiving

Table inside Article

YEAR

GM

REC.

YDS.

AVG.

TD

2016

12

58

659

11.4

5

2017

13

82

1,142

13.9

8

2018

12

73

1,088

14.9

9

Totals

37

213

2,889

13.6

22

Rushing

Table inside Article

YEAR

ATT.

YDS.

AVG.

TD

2016

3

69

23.0

2

2017

13

65

5.0

0

2018

7

10

1.4

1

Totals

23

144

6.3

3

Punt Returns

Table inside Article

YEAR

RET.

YDS.

AVG.

TD

2016

0

0

0.0

0

2017

5

13

2.6

0

2018

9

152

16.9

1

Totals

14

165

11.8

1

WORKOUT NUMBERS

Table inside Article

HARRY

COMBINE AVG. FOR POS.

Height

6-2

6-1

Weight

228

205

40 Yards

4.53

4.49

Bench (225)

27

14.7

Vertical Jump

38.5

36.3

Long Jump

10-2

9-11

Shuttle

DNP

4.28

Cone

DNP

7.08

DNP = Did not participate in drill

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING

All this talk about [his lack of] separation is overdone. In the league, nobody gets that much separation anyway. You have to know how to use your body and route leverage and you need strong hands. From what I’ve seen of him, he does all that stuff well.
Wide receivers coach with AFC team to NFL.com